# Past files that I worked on re-appears when I start new mp3tag

**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/past-files-that-i-worked-on-re-appears-when-i-start-new-mp3tag/43224
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [October 11, 2018, 12:04am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/past-files-that-i-worked-on-re-appears-when-i-start-new-mp3tag/43224 "2018-10-11T00:04:42Z")
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### Author: ![Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/florian/32/5759_2.png) [@Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Florian)
#### Post date: [October 11, 2018, 6:11am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/past-files-that-i-worked-on-re-appears-when-i-start-new-mp3tag/43224/2 "2018-10-11T06:11:51Z")

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In its standard configuration, Mp3tag loads whichever directory was loaded in the previous session.

If you want to use another fixed (and possibly empty) directory as a startup directory for Mp3tag, you can configure a favorite directory at "Options \> Directories" and enable the "start from this directory" checkbox.

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